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B2170 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 32 collisions on the B2170 from 1979 to 2013, with 39 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 7 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B2170 was on 11 March 2013.

Collisions since 1979
32
4,867th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
39
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
7
7 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
11 Mar 2013
Busiest year
1980
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B2170

None of the 32 collisions on the B2170 were fatal, and 22% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2013

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious722%
  • Slight2578%

Where the B2170 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,867th
Most casualties
4,895th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,768th

B2170 accidents by year

Collisions on the B2170 peaked at 5 in 1980, and none have been recorded since 2013.

Collisions and casualties on the B2170, 1979 to 2013

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201311
201200
201100
201000
200900
200811
200700
200600
200500
200400
200322
200226
200100
200000
199900
199811
199712
199633
199533
199400
199311
199234
199100
199000
198900
198800
198711
198611
198511
198422
198322
198200
198100
198055
197923

When crashes happen on the B2170

Monday has the most collisions on the B2170 (8), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (7).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (25%)
  • Tuesday4 (13%)
  • Wednesday8 (25%)
  • Thursday2 (6.3%)
  • Friday7 (22%)
  • Saturday2 (6.3%)
  • Sunday1 (3.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (3.1%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (9.4%)
  • 9am to noon4 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm7 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm4 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight6 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (6.3%)
  • February1 (3.1%)
  • March3 (9.4%)
  • April2 (6.3%)
  • May2 (6.3%)
  • June2 (6.3%)
  • July3 (9.4%)
  • August6 (19%)
  • September3 (9.4%)
  • October4 (13%)
  • November1 (3.1%)
  • December3 (9.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight23 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (9.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B2170 crashes

On the B2170, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph32 (100%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds24 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (19%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (3.1%)
  • Other1 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry21 (66%)
  • Wet or damp9 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway31 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B2170 crashes

Car occupants make up 77% of the people killed or injured on the B2170, followed by motorcyclists (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (10%)
  • Cyclist3 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian1 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (2.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car42 (76%)
  • Motorcycle4 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (7.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (10%)
  • 16 to 2010 (26%)
  • 21 to 257 (18%)
  • 26 to 357 (18%)
  • 36 to 454 (10%)
  • 46 to 551 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 751 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider26 (67%)
  • Passenger12 (31%)
  • Pedestrian1 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B2170

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B2170

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B2170 crashes by council area

All 32 collisions on the B2170 were in Folkestone and Hythe.

Collisions on the B2170 in each area, 1979 to 2013
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFolkestone and Hythe323907

B2170 crashes by town

Of the 32 collisions on the B2170, 31 were in the built-up area of Folkestone.

Latest recorded crashes on the B2170

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B2170, from 29 July 1983 to 11 March 2013.

Severity